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i'm pmsing too girl...not great when food is all around! geesh!! heard about edie and just blogged about her too. my heart is so broken for them. i can't even fathom it. loved all the fam shots. good to see you in there too for a change. i heard you were gettin' snow...made me smile:)

Oh Paige! I had not previously read Edie's beautiful blog, but I instantly recognised her profile pic from comments she leaves on other blogs. My heart and prayers are with her and her family at this incredibly sad time ~ x

Your post is as beautiful as ever, I loved seeing your girls looking for the pickle ornament in your tree, how fun!! Enjoy the snow, our girls would love to see snow at Christmas time. Merry Christmas, lovely lady ~ Txx

What a day! I think we all have those days and it just takes a moment to refocus. I love the game of hiding something in the tree...how fun. I hope you Christmas was a joyous one. My heart is heavy for Edie as well.

Many blessing to you and your family Paige. I have come across your blog from Edie's and I truly couldn't have expressed how you described her in this post any better. Paige, I feel you will be an extreme comfort to Edie for knowing God's love in extreme loss. You too allow God's love to shine through you and inspire others with your abundant faith. I am praying for Edie and her family and feel certain God will bring blessings from this tragedy. Enjoy your beautiful family on this holy day of our Lord's birth.

Merry Christmas, Paige. I too had a sour attitude yesterday. In addition to a massive head cold, I was feeling sad and homesick and missing my family back in Nova Scotia. (Christmas Eve is always hard for me because that, along with Christmas is when I miss them the most.) Despite the fact that I was surrounded by the whole Hamilton clan, I was still sad. It wasn't until I was standing beside my beautiful mother in law, arm in arm, both of us with tears streaming down our faces during church, that it clicked and my attitude changed. I was crying because I missed my parents and my sisters and family back home, she was crying because she was surrounded by her whole family and it brought her so much joy. In that moment, I felt so richly blessed to be a part of it and my sadness simply melted away. Family really is a wonderful gift indeed.

Love it how you keep it real. I wish our holidays were all magical but um......travel, kids, overeating, etc... makes for some not so magical moments. Congrats to Savannah, that is such wonderful news! I will have to keep Edie's family in my prayers. Love all your family photos, glad it is snowing for you~ we surely had a white Christmas. By the way, Dayton saw your card and said, "mom can we go on spring break with these girls???! " Oh boy! Merry Christmas sweetie!

You are the queen of photos my friend. Hats off to you.To be quite honest, I've lost interest in taking photos alltogether. It must be the camera I have. Your photos are amazing, as always.I was going back through your blog and looking at your family and photos...it is really fun to see the kids grow over time. Please note I said kids...I don't like what time does for me.I'm happy to hear that you didn't let the Grinch keep a hold of your heart and that Christmas Spirit came through. It happens to all of us.

All my beautiful people that I love dearly with all my heart. Yep, each one of you. And I am blessed.

My heart is broken for your friend edie and every other person that Wendy has mentioned this week in houses that have burned down for whatever reason that I just don't understand. Makes my heart just hurt. Praying God brings Edie and her family beauty for ashes in every way.

Love you my friend. Please know I am so grateful for you, your heart towards your family and your great heart towards others. I love you as my friend for that.

your words have been his mercy to me. i am humbled and thankful and blessed. the love of christ has knit our hearts together in mysterious ways and i sit here and ponder how someone so far away, whom i've never met, could so graciously bear my burdens and say every perfect word of encouragement.love you, thank you and may the God of all grace wrap us in his father arms and keep us in perfect peace.xo,edie

Hope you had a wonderful Christmas - I'm sure you did! Great photos of your sweet family! Glad you liked the holiday snow -- we were blizzarded in last year with it and while it was fun, am glad the storm missed us this year! Happy New Year sweetie!